Monday, January 23, 2012

23 JAN 2012, MON: Bus & Health

Business


Did Economic Populism Win South Carolina for Newt Gingrich?

Huffington Post (blog) - 
Perhaps Mitt Romney's fumble in South Carolina was not entirely unpredictable. Romney finished a distant fourth in the state in 2008, behind even Fred Thompson.

Coast Guard checks for oil spill as cargo vessels sink off Antique, Catanduanes

GMA News - 
Philippine Coast Guard teams are monitoring possible oil spills from the sinking of two cargo vessels off Antique and Catanduanes over the weekend.

DoE turns down offers of private firms

Inquirer.net - 
The Department of Energy (DoE)is shunning all offers from the private sector, including one from conglomerate San Miguel Corp., to put together all the necessary systems and IT infrastructure that will allow the government to start implementing the ...

Greek debt restructuring talks hit snag

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Euro-zone finance ministers will decide later today what terms of a Greek debt restructuring they are ready to accept as part of a second bailout package for Athens after negotiators for private creditors said they could not improve their offer.

DA sets aside P594 million for projects in Palawan

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P594 million for irrigation projects, farm equipment and inputs to support the production of rice and the fisheries sector in the province of Palawan.

Prices of fuel rolled back

Journal Online - 
Oil firms yesterday morning announced cuts in the prices of their products, reversing a trend of price upticks in the past weeks. Flying V and Eastern Petroleum rolled back prices of kerosene, diesel, regular and unleaded gasoline.

Ayala Land sees bullish growth in 2012

ABS CBN News - 
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Property giant Ayala Land Inc. expects to sustain its growth momentum this year following a strong performance in 2011, according to a top company official.

Lucio Tan confirms PAL for sale

ABS CBN News - 
By VG Cabuag, BusinessMirror MANILA, Philippines - Tycoon Lucio Tan has finally confirmed that he is selling Philippine Airlines (PAL), the country's flag carrier, “at the right price.

BSP clears path for gov't to borrow P500B

Inquirer.net - 
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has given the government the authority to borrow P500 billion from the domestic capital market, given the low interest rates and high market liquidity in the country.

Philippine economy seen to weather global crunch

Inquirer.net - 
The Philippine economy is “ready to weather global storms” although at risk of growing at an even slower pace this 2012 compared with last year on lackluster exports and investment prospects, according to European investment bank Credit Agricole CIB.

Customs targets first-half completion of P192-M core IT system overhaul

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) is targeting the complete overhaul of its core information technology (IT) system by the end of the first semester.
Color-code scheme

NEDA committee OK's P13.27B worth of projects

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE INVESTMENT committee of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved three infrastructure projects worth P13.27 billion aimed at agricultural support, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

More funds allotted to reintegrate rebel group in Negros

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
BACOLOD CITY -- The government has allotted additional funds for livelihood and infrastructure projects in Negros Occidental to mark an upcoming closure agreement with a local rebel group.

Revenues from privatization of military lots seen to double

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
STATE-RUN Bases and Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) expects to double its full-year revenues in 2012 as it prepares to sell off more military lots in prime areas, an official said late last week.

PSEi seen testing new highs

Inquirer.net - 
Local stocks are seen continuing to test new highs following a bullish breakout recently but many issues are likewise becoming attractive for profit-taking.
Stock Market
Philippine shares rally to record high

Philippine Alsons Aquaculture to expand milkfish market in Xiamen

What's on Xiamen - 
The Alsons Aquaculture Corp. (AAC) expects to break into the Xiamen market this year, after testing the market with an initial 9-ton shipment of frozen milkfish for distribution in retail stores.

BI promotes indefinite stay to foreign investors employing Filipinos

Inquirer.net - 
By Jerome Aning MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Immigration has called on foreigners with businesses here to employ Filipino workers so they could avail of a visa that would enable them to stay indefinitely in the country.

Solon seeks increase of workers allowance

Journal Online - 
DUE to the rising cost of living in the country, a militant lawmaker is pushing for the approval of a measure seeking to increase the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) granted to state workers.

Sugar outlook good if weather cooperates

Malaya - 
BY MADELAINE FAYE D. CABRERA The country's biggest producer of raw sugar, Roxas Holdings Inc. (RHI), through its unit Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc. (CADPI), said over the weekend that it expects positive outcomes in local sugar production by ...

Mayor: Other city parks also deserve residents' vigilance

Sun.Star - 
By JM Agreda MAYOR Mauricio Domogan told critics of his administration to focus on the more important issues in Baguio City like the titling of protected watersheds.

Health


Bird flu: 2nd death in 30 days in China

Times of India - 
Aman in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent disease in the Asian country in just under a month.

Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012

Manila Bulletin - 
By JOHN ALLYZA MARIE MANILA, Philippines - With the start of the new year, a majority of us are motivated to lose those extra pounds we gained over the holidays.
Stay Fit by Playing Video Games

End of AIDS is in sight, if funds are there for it

The Boston Globe - 
THIRTY YEARS after AIDS made its deadly debut, a future without the disease is finally within reach. One of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of 2011 was the discovery that antiretroviral drugs don't just prolong the lives of people with HIV, ...

World's third smallest surviving baby heads home

Zee News - 
London: The world's third smallest surviving baby could fit in the palm of her dad's hand and weighed just 9.5oz when she was born on August 30 last year.

'It's amazing, a miracle': man unknowingly shoots nail into his skull

Sydney Morning Herald - 
Gail Glaenzer still can't believe that her fiance unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on Facebook during his ambulance ride between hospitals for surgery.

Health office records 57 dengue cases

Sun.Star - 
ZAMBOANGA City Health Officer Dr. Rodelin Agbulos advised the public anew to maintain clean surroundings as the number of dengue cases rose to 57 in just 15 days.

Think out of the blog

Business Mirror - 
SOME of the most widely read blogs on the Internet, especially those that cover social media news and trends, happen to come from leading marketers.

Texting while walking not safe

Press TV - 
Most people cannot walk in a straight line while texting or being busy with their cellphone because the activity can dangerously impact working memory.

Feature: Gravity of cancer pain

Philippine Information Agency - 
by Jose Mari M. Garcia When one searches for equivalent meanings of cancer, results show malignancy, sarcoma, pest, blight and even evil.

Some 'lucky charms' toxic, says group

Inquirer.net - 
By Jaymee T. Gamil Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition on Sunday advised people to be careful in handling feng shui charms, claiming that 14 out of 30 samples it bought from Binondo District in Manila were found to contain chemicals like arsenic, ...

Three babies dead after infection at Belfast hospital

BBC News - 
Staff at the Royal Hospital neo-natal unit in Belfast are trying to find the source of the bacterial infection linked to the deaths of three babies.

First Face Transplant In Turkey Along With First 3 Limb Surgery

Surgery.about.com - 
By Jennifer Heisler, RN, About.com Guide January 22, 2012 Surgeons in Ankara, Turkey performed that country's first face transplant today on a 19-year-old who was burned as an infant.

Star Trek's 'tricorder' medical scanners could become reality after ...

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter Star Trek-style hand held medical scanners are a step closer thanks to a new breakthrough in technology. Scientists have developed a new way to create electromagnetic Terahertz (THz) waves or T-rays - the technology behind ...

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